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Dec

Also Missing From The Nexus S: LED Notifications Of Any Kind

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Google, News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung

Talk about adding insult to injury - in addition to the news of the upcoming Google Nexus S missing any kind of external memory slots (microSD, etc), we’ve just found out that this supposed Nexus One successor is also missing LED notifications. What other essential system function is it going to lose next – a phone speaker?

I am excited about Gingerbread, especially everything it is bringing under-the-hood, but the whole Nexus S situation is turning out to be a disaster. Even Reto Meier, the Android engineer who confirmed the absence of any LED notification, is saddened by it:

We'll update you as we know more.

Dec

Confirmed: Google Nexus S Does Not Have A MicroSD Card Slot

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Google, News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung

As we've all been following the Nexus S over the last few months, inhaling every bit of news regarding its specs, nobody could have foreseen or even considered the fact that the next Nexus, announced earlier today by Google, will be lacking the microSD card slot. The absence of HSPA+, a dual-core processor, HDMI, an 8MP camera, or Bluetooth 3.0 - sure, these are unfortunate, but understandable.

However, not being able to change out one SD card for another, faster one, is beyond mind boggling. Given that the Nexus S comes with 16GB of built-in storage, I personally probably won't suffer too much from this, but I imagine there are some of you who would want to upgrade to a larger card (to store more music) or to swap out your existing cards between multiple phones.

Dec

[Updated] Google Finally Unveils Nexus S: Coming To USA On December 16th, Four Days Later In UK

Posted by Brian O'Toole in Devices By Manufacturer, News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung

Last Updated: December 30th, 2011

After weeks of anticipation, leaked photos, snooped videos and widespread rumors, the next pure-Google device is official, and it's pretty much just what you expected. Bearing the title of the flagship device for the the freshly-baked Gingerbread (Android 2.3), the Samsung-made Nexus S includes:

4.0" WVGA "Contour Display" SAMOLED screen
1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird CPU
Android 2.3 Pre-installed
16 GB internal storage (no microSD)
Quad-Band GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Tri-Band 3G (900, 2100, 1700 MHz)
HSDPA (7.2Mbps) connectivity (no HSPA+)
Near Field Communication (NFC)
Anti-fingerprint display coating
Three-axis gyroscope
1500 mAH Lithum Ion Battery
5 MP rear camera w/ flash and 480P rec.

Dec

Video Shot By Samsung Nexus S Hits YouTube, Photos Hit Picasa

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung

Last Updated: July 2nd, 2011

The Samsung Nexus S has already shown off its camera once, but up until now, we haven't seen what that 5MP shooter's capable of when it comes to video recording. Well the wait is over, as a (portrait) video shot by none other than the GT-i9020 has hit YouTube:

The quality is more or less what we've come to expect from 720p video taken by a cameraphone, though it certainly won't blow any minds. What may blow some minds is the fact that Google apparently has a (pretty nifty) bus of its own, as shown in this photo, which was also captured by the Nexus S:

Hopefully that bus is taking employees to the D: Dive Into Mobile conference, where Google is rumored to be unveiling Gingerbread.

Nov

[Updated] New Leaked Photos Of Samsung Nexus S Running Gingerbread Show Up, Blurrycam Style

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Gingerbread 2.3, News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung

The folks over at XDA-developers have prepared an exclusive treat for all of us who are patiently (and impatiently) awaiting both Gingerbread and the Nexus S. One of their sources managed to get ahold of the upcoming flagship device from Samsung, which, as we all know, runs Gingerbread. He even spilled some beans on the specs:

ArmV7 CPU

Open GL ES Supported

512 or 328MB Ram (Not 100% known)

1GB or 2GB Internal Memory (Not 100% known)

800×480 Screen Resolution

4″ Screen Size

SuperAmoled2 – Possibly

720P HD Video

Update: There was an update posted over at XDA claiming that the CPU is indeed a dual core Orion Cortex A9 running at 1GHz:

UPDATE: 11/25/10 13:20 PST: According to our source we have a Confirmed Dual Core Orion 1GHz CortexA9 running inside the Nexus S, we Can’t verify this ourself and are waiting for further verification.

Nov

Eric Schmidt At Web 2.0 Summit: Gingerbread Coming "In The Next Few Weeks," Will Support NFC, Aim For Location And Payment Processing

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Gingerbread 2.3, News

Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, was scheduled to appear at the Web 2.0 Summit today, and while some speculated that he might finally announce Gingerbread to the world, I had my doubts about whether he would actually announce the update rather than talking about it on some tangent. Unfortunately, the truth ended up being somewhere in the middle, with Eric only brushing up on a few things and then going off about the general strategy.

Here's what went down, in my favorite bullet point style:

Eric came out and was asked about Android right off the bat.
He then pulled out a device that he said he was carrying with him for a while, which by the looks of it was none other than the Nexus S.

Nov

Meet The Samsung GT-i9020, Better Known As The Google Nexus S

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung, T-Mobile

Hungry for even more Nexus S goodness? Looks like you're in luck, for Engadget has just received an entire barrage of photos and other information about Google's next developer device.

Those pictures you're seeing may have been shot about a month ago, but Engadget just posted them now, and they're still perfectly relevant to the Gingerbread-running device.

Perhaps more interestingly, a little digging around on Flickr and Picasa also revealed that the Nexus S will pack a five-megapixel camera and will be known as the Samsung GT-i9020 in the model number world. What's more, the GT-i9020 was recently approved by the FCC as well as the WiFi Alliance, the latter of which confirmed that the device will ship with an 802.11 b/g/n single-band WiFi radio.

Nov

Rumor: Best Buy Getting Ready To Set Up Samsung Nexus S Displays By November 14th

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung, T-Mobile

What a barrage of Nexus S news today! First, a brief appearance at Best Buy, then an actual picture of the new Nexus on BestBuy.com, confirming it will run Gingerbread, and now we have a supposed snap of the Best Buy internal Live Mock memo, showing, among other things, the Nexus S getting a dedicated endcap on the November 14th planogram. It doesn't look like it is going to be a live mock just yet, which means it will either contain a dummy unit or various Nexus S promotional material and information.

Let me break this down a bit:

an endcap is the area at the end of a store aisle dedicated to displaying highlighted and featured products
a live mock, from what I understand, is a real demo version of the device, as opposed to a dummy unit
a planogram is essentially a store product location diagram

The picture was taken by @anrblog, who claims he persuaded a Best Buy employee to allow him a quick glance at their system.

Nov

Samsung Nexus S Appears On Best Buy Mobile's In Store Website Running Gingerbread

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung, T-Mobile

It's a wild day for Best Buy Mobile and the Samsung Nexus S, and from the looks of it, it's only going to get wilder.

No, it's not just you - the device on the right-most side of the screenshot above is indeed running Gingerbread (at least judging by the notification bar and its revamped icons), and it is indeed what we've come to know as the Nexus S. Unfortunately, there's no pre-order link in sight this time around, but at least we now know what the phone will actually look like outside of fake Photoshop renders. Damn, Best Buy, just release the thing already.

Nov

T-Mobile Nexus S Pre-Order Ad Briefly Appears On Best Buy Mobile, Quickly Shot Down

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung, T-Mobile

Fear not, stock Android fans - despite a slight delay due to some hardware issues, T-Mobile's Nexus S is still on track, as Best Buy Mobile's website has just confirmed.

The banner you're seeing above is no longer up on Best Buy Mobile's website, and the pre-order link never worked, but there's no denying that this is pretty solid evidence that the Nexus S is indeed real and out there somewhere in the wild. I'd prefer a launch date of "November" rather than sometime "this holiday season," but I suppose it's better late than never. Besides, if Best Buy can hook us up with a halfway decent price tag once the thing is actually ready for us to pre-order, T-Mobile may have one very hot Gingerbread dish on its hands.